Cover for coal-hods.



M. P. BEEGHER.

COVER FOR COAL HODS.

APPLICATION FILED O0T.10,19I1

Patefited July 23, 1912.

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To all whom it mdy concern.

MARY P. BEEGHER, 0F BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT.

COVER FOR COAL-HOZDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 23, 19.12.

Application filed October 10, '1911. Serial Not-653,792.

Be it known that I, MARY P. Bnnorrnn, a citizen of the .United States, residing at Bristol, in the county ofHartford and State of Connecticut, have invented new and useful Improvements in Covers for Coal-Hods, of which the following is a specification.

v This invention relates to covers for coal beds or similar vessels, and has for an object to provide a cover which can be readily adjusted to an open position and held in such .position when it is desired to fill the .receptacle with coal or to empty'the ashes therefrom. v

' In the drawing, forming a portion of this specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the'several views:Figure 1 is a perspective view of the coal hod showing the cover in an open position. Fig. 2 is a section on line 22 of Fig. 1. l The coal hod 1 herein shown may be of any suitable well known construction and configuration, and as illustrated, it is provided at the top with spaced alining ears 2.

These ears are apertured', at 3, for the reception 'of the ends of a pintle 4. The cover 5 may be constructed of sheet metal or any other suitable material and it is preferably provided witha flange 6 which is adapted to embrace the top of-the receptaclewhen the cover is in a closed position. At one end, the cover is curled around the pintle, as shown at 7 being soldered or otherwise secured thereto in some well known obvious manner so that on movement of the pintle the cover may be opened or closed. At one end the pintle is extended to form a small crank handle 8 v which extends downwardly against one side.

of the receptacle 1." Adjacent to the handle portion, the receptacle 1 has its w'alls formed to provide a locking groove '9. This groove is disposed radially with respect to the axial line of the pintle 7 and it is disposed in the path of the handle portion-Q of the pintle so as to receive the same and thereby holdthe cover in an open position as shown in full lines-in Fig. 1. The cover is so constructed that it provides means whereby the top of the coal' hod can be proashes or the coal therefrom when carryin the hod. ,The coveris preferably provided with a catch 10 which is designed to en gage a keeper 11 on the hod so as tohold the cover in closed position. It will of course be understood that the walls of the receptacle 1 are somewhat springy .so as to permit of the efiective engagement of the handle 8 in 1 1 groove orthe disengagement of the same therefrom.

I claim: i

A coal hod, a cover therefor, a pintle soldered to one of the transverse edges of the cover and pivotally engageclin the walls of the coal hod, the outer walls of the coal hod having a groove therein, and a handle formedon the pintle and adapted to engage in the groove to hold the cover in an open position. i v

In testimony whereof I aflix my s gna-. ture in presence'of two witnesses. f

MARY P. BEECHER.

Witnesses:

Annm J. WILDER,

RACHEL LARGE. 

